con man in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for con man in the English»Serbian Dictionary

'con man N

con man

prevarant m

Translations for con man in the English»Serbian Dictionary

I.con¹ <-nn-> [kɒn] inf VB trans

to con one's way into a building

ući u zgradu na prevaru

to con sb

nasamariti nekoga

to con sb into doing sth

nagovoriti nekog da uradi nešto

to con sb into believing [or thinking] that ...

navesti nekoga da poveruje da ...

to con sb out of sth [or sth out of sb]

uzeti nešto nekome na prevaru inf

to con sb out of sth [or sth out of sb]

izraditi nekog za nešto

II.con¹ [kɒn] inf N

1. con (trick):

con

prevara f

2. con (convict):

con

robijaš m

con² [kɒn] N usu pl inf

the pros and cons

za i protiv

I.man <pl men> [mæn] N

1. man (male adult):

man

muškarac m

men's clothing

muška odeća

the men's [room]

muški toalet

2. man (brave person):

man

muško nt

man

junak m

to be man enough [to do sth]

biti dovoljno hrabar da se nešto uradi

to take sth like a man

primiti nešto muški

3. man (person):

man

osoba f

to be sb's right-hand man

biti nečija desna ruka

every man for himself

svako za sebe

to be one's own man

biti svoj čovek

4. man no pl, no art (mankind):

man

čovek m

man

čovečanstvo nt

man

ljudski rod m

this is one of the most dangerous substances known to man

ovo je jedna od najopasnijih supstanci poznatih čoveku

5. man (particular type):

he's a man of his word

on je čovek od reči

he's not a man to ...

on nije tip čoveka koji bi...

you've come to the right man

obratio si si pravom čoveku

a man of action

čovek od akcije

a family man

porodičan čovek

a ladies' man

ženskaroš

a man of letters writer

pisac

a man of letters scholar

naučnik

the man in the street

običan čovek

the man in the street

prosečan građanin

the odd man out

koji se ne uklapa

the odd man out

prekobrojna osoba

6. man (soldier, worker):

man pl

ljudi m

man pl

vojnici m

man pl

radnici m

7. man inf (form of address):

man

čovek m

man

drug m

hey, old man!

zdravo, stari druže!

8. man inf:

man (husband)

muž m

man (boyfriend)

momak m

9. man:

man (in board games)

figura f

man (in draughts)

figura f [or pločica] f

II.man [mæn] INTERJ inf

man (to emphasize)

čoveče

man (in enthusiasm)

čoveče

man (in enthusiasm)

care inf

man (in anger)

dođavola

man (in anger)

čoveče

III.man <-nn-> [mæn] VB trans

1. man (operate):

man

pokrenuti // pokretati

man the pumps!

pokrenite pumpe!

2. man (staff):

man fortress, picket

postaviti // postavljati vojnike na položaj

man ship

snabdeti // snabdevati brod posadom

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Having grown cynical about religion, she teams up with a con man and performs fake miracles for profit.

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He's a con man and has the gift of the gab.

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They encounter a con man who offers to buy the house, but he leaves when they reveal that they're renting.

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As collateral, the con man leaves his only worldly possession, the violin that provides his livelihood.

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In civilian life, he was a con man.

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Soapy's power grew to the point that he admitted to the press that he was a con man and saw nothing wrong with it.

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With script readings he grew confident that he could play the role of a con man in the movie, and rehearsed extensively.

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In actuality, the mark would be fleeing from his own money, which the con man still has (or has handed off to an accomplice).

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They are referred to as a chess expert and a con man.

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Most locals see him as a con man.

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